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Christian Child Development Center


Our Mission
 

The foundation of Open Arms Christian Child Development Center is built on God’s love. Our goal is to provide a nurturing and safe environment for the development of children and their families in our community through a loving, Christ-centered, bible-based child care center.


Our Goal

  • Provide a Christian atmosphere and curriculum.
  • Value each child as a unique and special child of God.
  • Focus on quality educational programming.
  • Develop a staff dedicated to a ministry of excellence.
  • Emphasize a high staff to child ratio with small class sizes.
  • Value children’s play experiences as avenues for learning and provide a developmentally appropriate environment.

Open Arms Standards


Our commitment is to teach children in developmentally appropriate ways using a broad range of activities. We also believe that every child needs to experience the love and acceptance of God in Christ.


We know that each child is a child of God deserving love, respect and security. We operate from these foundational values as we strive to provide the best possible care to the little ones entrusted to us by God.


A Typical Day at Open Arms


Each day children are offered a stimulating environment with an array of developmentally appropriate learning experiences. Since young children learn best through play, activities such as Bible lessons, stories, finger plays, music, creative art, science exploration, math skills development and language enhancement, are all daily planned activities to encourage our children’s eagerness to learn.


Our program blends quality care and education in a safe and loving classroom environment.

The Center is a not-for-profit ministry of New Hope Lutheran Church. The Center is open to children of any race, color, or creed from ages 6 weeks to 12 years old. The Center provides after school care for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.


How do I decide which child care center is best for my child?  

For additional resources on finding quality child care, go to http://www.childcareaware.org/en/child_care_101/5steps.php .  The Chesterfield County guide can also be found at http://www.co.chesterfield.va.us/humanservices/socialservices/parentsguide.asp.


 


New Hope Lutheran Church
 Open Arms
Christian Child Development Center
14851 Hull Street Road
Chesterfield, Virginia 23832
804-639-6248
openarms@thenewhope.com
or
newhope@thenewhope.com